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The Lusitania was thought to be immune from such ... Nobody made him press the button and launch the torpedo that sank that ship. The British Admiralty later tried to lay the blame on Captain ...

Queenstown, 8 May 1915 - More than 1,300 lives are feared lost after the Lusitania was hit by a torpedo ... while the crew sought to maintain order and launch the lifeboats.

These fascinating images show the RMS Lusitania, which became a watery grave for nearly 1,200 innocents when it was torpedoed by a German sub in the First World War. The disaster, 100 years ago ...

Bulletin -- Lusitania torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast LIVERPOOL, May 7, 1915 (UP) - The Cunard liner Lusitania with a heavy passenger list of Americans, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish ...

The disasters of the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania were two of the greatest maritime tragedies of their era. In April of 1912, the Harland & Wolff, Belfast-built Titanic sank on its maiden ...

On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and nearly 1,200 lives were lost. Library of Congress via WikiCommons When the First World War began ...

Bulletin -- Lusitania torpedoed and sunk off Irish coast LIVERPOOL, May 7, 1915 (UP) - The Cunard liner Lusitania with a heavy passenger list of Americans, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish ...